Unable to install CS4

JT
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J_Turner
Dec 1, 2008
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Hi there,

I have partitioned my hard drives in order to make back ups easier and manage media easier.

However, my Vista Ultimate Partition is only 10GB and for this reason will not allow me to install CS4.

Even when I select D: for the installation.

I have 1GB free on C: and 60GB free on the D:

So why will Adobe not let me install on D: directly?

I think this is well just stupid that users are been forced to save this onto the same drive as your OS, I don’t like to have any software installed on the same partition for security/virus/management purposes and so really need an alternative to install this, otherwise I will be forced to re-install my entire PC.

I will need to back up each of my partitions, then merge them then format, then re-install and then copy the back ups across.

Of course loosing most of my personal settings and modifications to Vista.

Please advise!!!

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dave_milbut
Dec 1, 2008
However, my Vista Ultimate Partition is only 10GB and for this reason will not allow me to install CS4.

guess what you need to do now?

I think this is well just stupid that users are been forced to save this onto the same drive as your OS

write an irate email to microsoft. while you can install to different drives, many support files are required to be put in specific locations. nature of the beast.
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Bob Levine
Dec 1, 2008
You set up a 10 gig partition for an operating system that’s as resource hungry as Vista? I used 125 gigs and set that up for the operating system and programs.

Bob
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dave_milbut
Dec 1, 2008
I will need to back up each of my partitions, then merge them then format, then re-install and then copy the back ups across.

might be easier to just pick up a 160 gigger or so and use that as your os drive. then your other drives can remain intact after a fresh install.
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Corey_F
Jan 24, 2009
I like how misinformed some of the posters on this forum seem to be. Trying to figure out why the CS4 installer is such a piece of shit, I noticed quite a few flawed posts in this thread and others.

The CS4 failing to install on a drive other than C has nothing to do with "support files" or any crap that windows requires to be on the C drive. It has nothing to do with temporary files either (which is suggested in a different thread). In fact, it’s very easy to tell vista or XP in it’s environmental variables to store temporary files and other things onto a drive other than C.

This problem, as far as I can tell, is not a windows issue but just some epic failure on Adobe’s part.
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Bart_Cross
Jan 24, 2009
Corey: Clap, clap, clap: ‘I noticed quite a few flawed posts in this thread and others’, did you include yours in that statement?
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chris_farrell
Jan 24, 2009
10GB is woefully inadequate for a Vista O/S. You have to consider that Photoshop will need to create temporary files to install and this is usually, by default, on a system drive. If you have 1gb left it will fail as there is not enough space to complete the procedure….even if you want to install on a D drive ( not recommended – keep PS installs on default )

Add this to your page file and to your hibernation file and your in a computing world of pain.

I’d start again.. get rid of the partitions and set the O/S partition to something like 30-40gb min for anywhere near acceptable ‘basic’ Vista and PS cs4 performance.

If you have only one drive…..don’t expect blistering performance in cs4 either…better still get another drive.
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Bart_Cross
Jan 24, 2009
Corey: Pay attention to what Chris said.

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